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  1. augie
    Hi everyone. I'm back and have some catching up to do. That case above is incredible. New room ..... I'd need a new house Nothing that elaborate planned. OK time to get back to normal. My case isn't here yet so I'll just enjoy everyone else's progress. Oh, fishing stunk but we did get a few. And we always look forward to that trip. It's a riot ----- trust me
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    Missed your birthday. So.................. Happy Birthday!
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    What he said!
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    Welcome back to the bench Frank. Anchors look first rate.
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    Keep it up Popeye.......you're winning.
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    Looking very nice Andy! Have a safe trip.
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    Welcome home John. Missed your fine work!
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    Wow----- I missed all the action! The redone ratlines look very good. Well done, Sjors.
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    Hat's off for a (more or less) tasteful treatment of a subject that should be known to us and yet minimally discussed! It seems that machines of war have never been designed with the comfort of the crew as a paramount issue. Thanks again for the research.
  10. augie
    Congratulations on a well deserved promotion. And you've been busy! Nice drill and some great looking wood you have there. I surmise this puts you just about 'over the edge'. That's ok ...... I still like you . Carry on, CAPTAIN !
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    AVAST ---- all ye of little faith. The tide for case building has ebbed as we prepare for the grand intermountain assault on the denizens of the deep. Following footsteps first laid by Lewis and Clark (and Ahab's charts around the Norway Maelstrom), I'll be off the grid by Monday AM (way off). No phones, no pools, no pets ---but I'll have my cigarettes. I shall return in about a week and, hopefully, my case will have come in....ready for action. Hold fast and stay the course!
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    Fishing was very productive Popeye. So I'm ready for the BIG trip. By the way Grant, Centurion does have a nice ring to it
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    BAM ---- total transformation. Nice job on the breech lines. Fingers till crossed over here on the job front.
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    The lines look good to my eye. Nice catch on the potential bottle neck problem.
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    Ahhhhh! Thanks to the tenacity and diligence of the world's finest 'posting team', Floyd K's premonition of a 100 page log has been realized ---- in spite of my recent absence! I should like to thank the Academy, the Royal Family and all the ships at sea for this honor ???? But alas, all records must fall (except for DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak) and I look forward to Shaz not only exceeding, but completely shattering this mark in the very near future. We shall now return this log to normal operation and reserve a page or two for display case construction.
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    I was afraid someone would remember that Dan. The old log was around 50 pages as I recall.....but there were less posts/page. Carry on ------ I'm outta here for today
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    Hahahaha. I'm fine with it but you had better get authorization from the originator of spider wrangling ---- Jim Ladd
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    Um......I'm stuck on this one Adam. Something looks not quite right but I don't know how to express it. Hopefully Russ or one of the others with more experience will chime in soon.
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    Nice work on the posts. Interested in seeing how that stain ratio looks on the pear.
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    Ouch, Glad it was repairable. The more you get done the more careful you have to be. We all have a bump or two along the way.
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    It's not just crisp ----- it's 'Rafined' Nice work!
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    Are we having fun yet? Personally, I'm goin' fishin' tomorrow as a tune up for next weeks' annual, week-long trip to the Western slope. Hope the mark is hit by the time I get home tomorrow to start packing.
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    Sorry Popeye ---- gotta be glass. Back at work, we had a lot of equipment with see- through enclosures and about every 2 years some guy would show up with some new wonder material guaranteed to be scratch PROOF. Usually some new polymer treated with cosmic rays or radioactive fairy dust. We'd try a sample, throw it away after 8 months and go back to glass. Hell, even my eyeglasses are glass. This allows me to wipe off the sawdust with 220 grit paper and none the worse for wear.
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    We'll just chalk it up to you being a team player.
  25. augie
    "The eternal struggle between man and post is vivid. His attempts to reach our inner modeler through his minimalist approach is commendable." Something oddly fascinating about this comment. Not the meaning but rather the mind that generated the thought. I'm beginning to wonder what you folks do (did) in 'real life'. Oh wait ------ MSW is our real life Sjors---- Yes, the glass will make it somewhat heavy, but not exceedingly so. It's only approx. 1/8" (3mm) thick and the oak frame is strong. Someone on here used glass twice that thickness --- now THAT would be heavy. I need to see what type of glass we have available locally out here. I've used a special non-reflective glass on some large photos I have hanging but that may not be available. At any rate, no glass cutting until we have the case ---- and the wait continues.

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